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To: BoonDoggler who wrote (5922)	2/12/2010 4:23:20 PM
From: manalagi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9129

Just wondering, Art, where can I get 6% annually on my money right about now? 1. If you still have a mortgage and paying 6% or more, pay off the balance. 2. Pay the credit balances in full when they are due. 3. Become a loan shark, own a pawn shop, and issue credit cards. But, yes, in ordinary investment, it is hard to getting 6% p.a. on a relatively safe investment.

To: BoonDoggler who wrote (5922)	2/12/2010 5:39:11 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9129

There are a number of low risk investments likely to pay at least 6 percent. To name a few: GSK, yielding a 6% dividend, well covered by earnings. WRE, at close to 6%, has raised its dividend every year for some 36 years. FPL at 4%, has an earnings growth rate of about 7%. These are not fly-by-night companies. Obviously you can't earn 6% on a decent bond, but who would want bonds in this kind of market, with inflation just around the corner? Art